Airplane tires may typically be smaller than truck tires, but despite bearing far more weight at much higher speeds (for comparably shorter amounts of time) they're typically quite durable. In fact, ...

All flights were suspended at an Italian airport Tuesday after a Ryanair plane’s tires exploded during landing. The staff at the Milan Bergamo Airport rushed to disembark the passengers as the tires ...

Tires are one of the most crucial components in any modern commercial aircraft, bearing the responsibility of controlling massive airframes containing potentially hundreds of passengers safely during ...

Russia was spotted last year covering aircraft with car tires, but the reason wasn't immediately clear. A US military official said recently the tactic is a way to confuse systems looking for planes.

United Airlines did not respond to an inquiry about whether two incidents involving lost plane tires might have the same cause. (AaronP / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images) A United Airlines flight departing ...

A United 757 plane lost one of its main landing gear tires as it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday morning, the airline said. No one was hurt, United said. The plane continued its ...